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[Undertoad]

What massacre do you think she was really referencing?

[Mountain Mule]

Originally Posted by Undertoad

What massacre do you think she was really referencing?

I don't have the faintest idea, but her comments certainly gave her 24 hours of fame on the Internet where people posted about their own "memories" of Bowling Green and fleshed out the story with many alternative facts of their own. She retracted her statement late yesterday, I believe. If nothing else the current administration is going to give us all a chance to indulge in quite a bit of black humor. More HERE and about 100,000 other places on the Net.

BTW, nice one xoxo Bruce!

[Happy Monkey]

None, there was a Bowling Green case, but no massacre, and it was covered by the news.

[Clodfobble]

Originally Posted by Mountain Mule's link

"I bet it's brand new information to people that President Obama had a six-month ban on the Iraqi refugee program after two Iraqis came here to this country, were radicalized and they were the masterminds behind the Bowling Green Massacre," she said. "Most people don't know that because it didn't get covered."

As New York Daily News points out, it's possible Conway was referring to a case in which two Iraqi nationals were charged and sentenced to jail "for taking part in attacks against U.S. troops in their home country," and who happened to be living in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the time they were indicted. But as the source points out, no incident actually took place on U.S. soil, and there's no evidence of a "massacre" ever having occurred in Bowling Green. Their indictment did lead the Obama administration to review vetting procedures for Iraqi nationalists — but contrary to what Conway suggests, it was in no way a "ban."

Originally Posted by Undertoad

What massacre do you think she was really referencing?

She wasn't accidentally referring to some other, real, massacre. She meant Bowling Green, she was just extremely poorly briefed on what she was supposed to be talking about.

CNN has begun refusing to take her as a guest worth interviewing. They're holding out for someone else from the administration, like Pence.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Mountain Mule

She retracted her statement late yesterday, I believe.

Is saying she misspoke a retraction? Kind of like saying, 'Never mind, you know what I meant'. I don't think she "retracted" her statement the media didn't cover the "massacre", that 90 newspapers covered. Am I nitpicking? Maybe, but I'm tired of these politicians and company, acting like the work for the Onion.

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

She wasn't accidentally referring to some other, real, massacre. She meant Bowling Green, she was just extremely poorly briefed on what she was supposed to be talking about.

There was no massacre in Bowling Green either, just two arrested for plotting to ship money and guns to Iraq six years ago.

[Happy Monkey]

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[tw]

I could not get on Nixon's enemies list. But now I am participating in a felony without trying. Some presidents just don't figure.

[Mountain Mule]

It would appear that I joined just in time. I love being an illegal!

[xoxoxoBruce]

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[monster]

Makes me want to watch the apprentice for the first time, tho ......if it wasn't just me, wonder if Trump would attribute the increased ratings to his prayers?

[Beest]

I heard an interview with Rory Bremner, a British comedian, and he said the same thing about the British politicians, these guys are so out there it's hard to satirize them.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by monster

Makes me want to watch the apprentice for the first time, tho ......if it wasn't just me, wonder if Trump would attribute the increased ratings to his prayers?

You must be kidding, why the fuck would he attribute to divine intervention when he could take the credit for himself, but I repeat myself.

Hashtag Iamtheonlyonewhocanfixthis

[Mountain Mule]

Cartoonists never had it so good:

[tw]

Where's the beef?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Trump's got to build a higher wall.